Keep it long, treasure it long.

Dead stock fabric

Today, it is said that more than 90% of umbrellas distributed in Japan are manufactured overseas. The number of craftsmen who manufacture umbrellas in Japan has decreased significantly, and they are young and mainly in their 50s. It seems that there are very few successors. Nevertheless, making umbrellas, which require careful craftsmanship unique to Japan and sometimes repair due to the rough weather, is a treasure that we want to be handed down without fail.

Umbrella sticking to beautiful impression

The fabric, which can be said to be the face of an umbrella, is made in beautiful Japan that will leave an impression when you look at it. Wakao's umbrella emphasizes the delicate expressiveness of Made in Japan textiles such as yukata cloth and Kyo Yuzen.
When creating an umbrella that can be cherished for a lifetime rather than as an umbrella as a tool, it is important to have a light, strong, beautiful form that can be expanded and closed, and that the entire harmony is in harmony.

Japanese umbrella to be inherited

"Kasa Kobo WAKAO" was founded in 1938 and 1938 by Mr. Sadamasa Wakao, an umbrella craftsman.
Tokyo at that time was a major umbrella production area. We continue to make dozens of processes, from fabric cutting to intermediate sewing, framing, hand setting and finishing, with the hands of each skilled craftsman.

And each and every material in each process is selected with great care.
Women's long umbrella Used for vintage stripe N, the handle is bamboo material. Currently, we use knotted bamboo bamboo that can only be made in Japan by one company. The handle that bends slowly over time has familiarity, beauty, and luxury. The main part of the form is made of durable material and very lightweight.

This striped fabric is from dead stock of a fabric shop in Kyoto. The striped fabric that is laid secretly in a vintage shop now looks fresh again. A wakao umbrella that you can feel the comfort of handmade. The basic stripe pattern, which is preferred by many people, is not too conspicuous, and it is a casual point of style. It is one that seems to be fun on rainy days.